Intricate, Meticulously Constructedd Vintage Painted Wooden Geometric Model construction toy and the more humble the

and the more humble the better as far an my sensibilities go

with a very believably lemon-like skin and a few brown spots for good measure

Stable and not fragile now

) I really like the folky naivete of it

Intricate, Meticulously Constructedd Vintage Painted Wooden Geometric Model construction toy and the more humble theA very carefully constructed geometric model composed of hundreds of precisely cut wooden bits a far cry in appearance from science class toothpick and putty models, but born of the same method. I don't know the maker or the context in which it came to be perhaps a math class at MIT! Second half 20th century I presume, and clad in a thin coat of mustard colored paint. It does not stand on its own due to the angled sides, but is very striking just hung